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Meaning of Banister | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈbænɪstɚ

Definitions

The handrail on the side of a staircase.
A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of baskets.
countable, uncountable
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
An unincorporated community and district in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الدّرابزين دَرَابْزُون ضلع

བོད་སྐད ལག་འཇུ

Bosanski ograda ограда

Català balustre

Čeština zábradlí

Deutsch Geländer Geländerpfosten

Ελληνικά κάγκελο κιγκλίδωμα

Español barandal barandilla pasamano

Suomi kaide kaidepuu porraskaide

Français balustre rampe

Gaeilge runga

עברית מעקה

Hrvatski ograda ограда

Íslenska brjóstriðssúla handrið pílári í handriði rimill spæll speli

Italiano ringhiera

日本語手すり手摺欄干

한국어 난간 란간

Kurdî kupeşte

Lëtzebuergesch Trapegelänner

Македонски гелендер парапет

Nederlands baluster leuning

Polski poręcz

Português balaústre corrimão

Русский балясина перила поручень

Српски ograda ограда

Svenska trappräcke

Türkçe küpeşte tırabzan

Українська бильця поручень

Examples

“wooden banister”

“polished banister”

“lean ⟳ on the banister”

“She slid down the wooden banister like ⟳ a child.”

“He grasped the banister as he climbed the stairs.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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